About The Same Time
I’m still surprised at the idea that by the next time you see your friends, they’ve probably seen a lot of the same videos and articles as you.
It’s almost impossible to get people to consume media at the exact same time but fairly normal for people to consume the same media at ABOUT the same time.
In the grand scheme of technology and culture, ‘about the same time’ might be an even bigger feat than ‘the same time’.
Sports Reruns
Watching a rerun of any sports game is really interesting. You already know the outcome…but the players and the people in attendance don’t.
The people who were there didn’t know the outcome are carrying huge tension and anxiety. But you just get to enjoy it because you already know how it ends.
The tension is only worth the trouble as a means of entertainment (the fans)…or if the tension can effect the outcome for the better (the players).
Taking it out of the metaphor and putting into real life…
The trap is when we have the tension but can’t effect the outcome and in no way is it entertaining but we decide to keep it on our shoulders anyway.
A Gift And A Miracle
Complex Sugars
First Monday of the month, new Hum Love playlist on Spotify and Apple
A lot of people are going with Christmas music in the lead up to the big holiday.
And the popularity of the genre is always a good reminder that the general listening audience is more than capable and willing to happily digest complex chord structures and acrobatic melodies. Especially when they’re wrapped in a little sugar.
Winning People Over
What do you do when you don’t have to win people over anymore?
This is a tough question for a few reasons.
-Many years are spent having to win people over. So we’re used to the mentality of more, more, more.
-We don’t know how many people we have to win over in order to not have to win people over anymore. And since we don’t have the information and numbers and plan to figure it out, it becomes an emotional, feelings driven response.
-Since there’s always more people to win over, deciding to not actively win them over feels like we fell short, like there was more to attain and we just didn’t have the backbone or that we’re less than.